Heathrow Airport grounded by drone sighting, days after Gatwick chaos

Heathrow Airport has been grounded by a drone sighting, days after similar sightings caused chaos at Gatwick Airport last month.

At around 6pm, the airport tweeted: "We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow and are working closely with the Met Police to prevent any threat to operational safety. As a precautionary measure, we have stopped departures while we investigate. We apologise to passengers for any inconvenience this may cause."